DRAMA TECHNIQUES IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The article aims at topicality of drama techniques in teaching English as a second language at University which provides the basis for the development of linguistic and social skills of students as well as their personality and potentials. The main goal of the article is to disclose benefits of applying the drama teaching method in foreign language teaching and foreign language learning. The special emphasis is made upon role-plays as one of the most powerful drama-based techniques to be used within the educational process at the University level. The basic research methods to be used are academic literature review, periodicals analysis, observation and survey. The authors focus on using drama teaching method as an integral part of students’ professional education and provide the reader with the results of the experiment realized in the form of Mock Trial with the students of Law Faculty (SUSU).